Zalando Celebrates 10 Years of Employee Volunteering with 1,000 Hours of Community Service in Berlin

Zalando Celebrates 10 Years of Employee Volunteering with 1,000 Hours of Community Service in Berlin

(IN BRIEF) Zalando marks its 10th anniversary of corporate volunteering, spotlighting a week of nearly 400 volunteer opportunities in Berlin where staff contributed almost 1,000 hours. Activities ranged from Spree riverbank clean-ups and hygiene kit assembly with vostel.de to packing 6,100 school cones with Berliner Tafel. Since 2015, Zalando has partnered with 150+ nonprofits, delivered 460+ projects, and amassed over 30,000 volunteer hours. Employees receive two paid volunteering days per year, with all initiatives held within 50 km of Zalando sites across Europe. Leaders Astrid Arndt and Lara Gesche emphasize volunteering as integral to Zalando’s culture and CSR strategy, looking forward to continued community impact.

(PRESS RELEASE) BERLIN, 7-Aug-2025 — /EuropaWire/ — Celebrating a decade of hands-on social impact, Zalando commemorates 10 years of corporate volunteering as a core component of its company ethos. What began in 2015 as a grassroots employee movement has flourished into a cornerstone of Zalando’s commitment to responsible business and community engagement.

To honor this milestone, Zalando organized a dedicated volunteering week across Berlin, presenting nearly 400 distinct activities. Employees collectively contributed almost 1,000 volunteer hours, taking part in initiatives such as riverbank clean-ups along the Spree, supporting a girls’ climbing festival in Neukölln, assembling hygiene kits for unhoused individuals alongside partner vostel.de, and preparing more than 6,100 “school cones” with books and supplies for disadvantaged children in collaboration with Berliner Tafel.

“Volunteering fosters connection and learning,” reflects Astrid Arndt, Chief People Officer. “Whether at our Berlin HQ or across our logistical and tech sites, these days help us grow, listen, and make a tangible difference.” Lara Gesche, Principal Social Impact, adds, “This tradition isn’t a one-off program—it’s woven into our identity and unites us around shared purpose.”

Since launching the formal volunteering program, Zalando’s workforce has partnered with over 150 nonprofits, supported 460+ community projects, and logged more than 30,000 volunteer hours. Employees receive two paid volunteer days annually, with all activities hosted within 50 kilometers of Zalando offices and warehouses—spanning Berlin, Dortmund, Dublin, Stockholm, Helsinki, and Zurich—to maximize local impact.

“As we look ahead, we remain committed to empowering our teams and strengthening the social fabric of our communities,” Arndt concludes. “Here’s to the next ten years of meaningful collaboration.”

About Zalando

Founded in Berlin in 2008, Zalando is Europe’s leading online multi-brand fashion destination. We are building a pan-European ecosystem for fashion and lifestyle e-commerce, along two growth vectors: Business-to-Consumer (B2C) and Business-to-Business (B2B). In B2C, we provide an inspiring, high-quality multi-brand shopping experience for fashion and lifestyle products to more than 52 million active customers across 25 markets. In B2B, we leverage our logistics infrastructure, software, and service capabilities to support brands and retailers in managing and scaling their entire e-commerce business, both on and off the Zalando platform. On 11 July 2025, Zalando successfully closed its strategic combination with Hamburg-based ABOUT YOU, allowing both companies to serve customers and partners across Europe even better. ABOUT YOU’s operations add scale and complementary capabilities, fully aligning with Zalando’s ecosystem strategy.

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